Minutes for Commissioners Court - Special Session

MINUTES OF THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING
FEBRUARY 17, 2023

STATE OF TEXAS )(
COUNTY OF WILLIAMSON )(

BE IT REMEMBERED that at 9:35 A.M. on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2023, a SPECIAL SESSION of the Commissioners Court of Williamson County, Texas, was held with the following being present, to-wit:

Present:

County Judge Bill Gravell, Jr.
Commissioner Precinct 1 Terry Cook
Commissioner Precinct 2 Cynthia Long
Commissioner Precinct 3 Valerie Covey
Commissioner Precinct 4 Russ Boles
County Clerk Nancy E. Rister

Others Present:

Hal C. Hawes, General Counsel to Williamson County Commissioners Court
Amanda Brown, Executive Assistant to County Clerk

REGULAR AGENDA

Discuss, consider and take any appropriate action relating to Infrastructure and Capital Improvement Projects.

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Those who addressed the Court:
Special Public Finance Financial Advisor Dan Wegmiller
Senior Director of Facilities Dale Butler
Director of Juvenile Services Scott Matthew
County Auditor Julie Kiley

Motion by: County Judge Bill Gravell, Jr.
Second by: Commissioner Precinct 4 Russ Boles

Motion: To approve setting a budget of $117,000,000.00 for a county Headquarters (HQ) (Administrative) building to be funded with 2021 Tax Anticipation Notes (TANS) funds; an additional $97,000,000.00 for Juvenile Services expansion; and authorize staff to bring back to Court the necessary items to issue an additional $150,000,000.00 in Tax Anticipation Notes (TANS) funds this year and 2023, and that the balance of those Tax Anticipation Notes (TANS) funds will be used to complete the 2019 road projects, along with additional right-of-way needs.

Aye:: County Judge Bill Gravell, Jr.
Commissioner Precinct 4 Russ Boles

COMMISSIONERS COURT RECESSED AT 10:26 A.M. ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2023.

COMMISSIONERS COURT RECONVENED AT 10:40 A.M. ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2023.

Motion by: County Judge Bill Gravell, Jr.
Second by: Commissioner Precinct 4 Russ Boles

Motion: To amend the previous motion to set aside $90,000,000.00 for a County Administrative (Headquarters) building to be funded with 2021 Tax Anticipation Notes (TANS) funds and that Commissioner Long and Judge Gravell would work with the architects and engineers to see how they can lower the cost to get it at $90,000,000.00 or below; to approve $77,100,000.00 for building phases A, B and D for Juvenile Services, with an additional $5,000,000.00 for the roof replacement, for a total of $82,100,000.00

Aye:: County Judge Bill Gravell, Jr.
Commissioner Precinct 1 Terry Cook
Commissioner Precinct 2 Cynthia Long
Commissioner Precinct 3 Valerie Covey
Commissioner Precinct 4 Russ Boles

COMMISSIONERS COURT RECESSED AT 11:09 A.M. ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2023.

COMMISSIONERS COURT RECONVENED AT 11:10 A.M. ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2023.

Comments from Commissioners.

There were no comments.

Public Comment Period.

There were no comments.

NO EXECUTIVE SESSION WAS HELD ON FEBRUARY 17, 2023.

COMMISSIONERS COURT ADJOURNED AT 11:16 A.M. ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2023.

THE FOREGOING MINUTES had at a Regular Session of Commissioners Court of Williamson County, Texas, having been read are hereby approved this 28st day of February, 2023.

ATTEST: Nancy E. Rister, Clerk of Commissioners Court, Williamson County, Texas

By: Amanda Brown, Deputy/Executive Assistant to County Clerk